MP: Patient Kin Assault Emergency Doctor demanding treatment only from UPPER CASTE Doctor
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Dr Ratre was on duty in the Emergency Department and he directed the medical staff to start treatment immediately. However, a mob of about a dozen people, comprising relatives and acquaintances, reached there and asked Dr Ratre his name and caste.
Jabalpur (MP): A doctor belonging to Scheduled Tribe community has alleged that he was beaten up by relatives of two patients who wanted them to be treated by an "upper caste" person, police said on Sunday.
Garha Police Station in-charge S Khan said Dr Geetesh Ratre has complained that the incident took place on Friday when two women injured in an accident were brought to the government-run Subhash Chandra Medical College here around 7:30 pm.
"Dr Ratre was on duty in the Emergency Department and he directed the medical staff to start treatment immediately. However, a mob of about a dozen people, comprising relatives and acquaintances, reached there and asked Dr Ratre his name and caste," Khan said, quoting the complaint.
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